The headline openings
- Resort corridors rebranded: Planet Hollywood, Horseshoe and the LINQ corridor consolidated under one loyalty umbrella, simplifying fee and reward math
- Food halls expanded — multiple properties launched chef-hall concepts with 6–12 counters each
- New residencies — 2026 schedules filled with headliner returns and one major pop residency per arena
What actually lived up to it
The food halls changed the casual-dining math — a solid shared-plate night for two around $60 beats the old "one celebrity restaurant or McDonald's" choice. The hotel rebrands matter less in practice than the promise of single-pass loyalty integration across Caesars properties.
Arriving mid-construction
Several towers remain under scaffolding; ask when booking if your room wing is near hoardings, and request a quiet-floor room assignment at check-in.